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ONE MAN'S OPINIONS
BY N. D. COCHRAN.
Editor Day Book: Would you fair
ly, squarely and impartially answer
a question, or rather settle a dispute
concerning your standpoint?
Ever since the newspaper strike in
Chicago I quit supporting the capi
talistic papers with my pennies. I
am getting along pretty nicely with
out them, feeding myself on Socialist
papers. However, I came to like The
Day Book shortly after its appear
ance, and consider it the best paper
and most reliable news agency of all
the Chicago papers. (Far be it from
me to flatter you). I have formed a
pretty clear opinion of your policy.
My brother is also a constant
reader of The Day Book and strongly
in sympathy with your views and edi
torials. We are always disputing in
reference to your standpoint in pol
itics. My brother claims that you
are absolutely impartial as to parties
and would endorse even all Socialist
candidates if you considered them-all
good.
My opinion, from observing close
ly the articles by you and others in
The Day Book, is that although you
are quite fair, yet you are somewhat
prejudiced against the Socialists.
Here is the proof: Last week you
explained your political view on the
candidacy of Dan L. Cruice for coun
ty judge. You asserted that he would
be a better defender of the rights of
the people than any other of the
candidates, and that you would,
therefore, prefer to cast your vote
for him.
Indeed so, perhaps Cruice is about
the best man of the capitalistic can
didates to give and insure the peo
ple a fair play policy. But he is by
far not the only and best choice for
the sensible workers of Chicago.
You will admit in your heart that
Cunnea, who is also a candidate
for county judge, on the Socialist
ticket, is superior to Cruice in char
acter, personality and every way. Be
sides that, he has the backing of a
party with a clean record and the
only party that has the interest of
the workers at its foundation of the
doctrine. You will not dispute that.
Cruice is more after the job for his
own interest, and collaterally for the
people's, than Cunnea.
There is somebody giving out
matches, cigars and cards for Cruice.,
Who is putting up, then? Cruice
says: "Vote for ME, I am a good
man. I have done much for the peo
ple and am ENTITLED to get the
job." He wants the job, evidently.
The campaign with all after election
expenses may cost Cruice about as
much as he will get out of the job in
his salaries, if elected. Where is his
business sense, then? Who will put
up the difference?
Cunnea's campaign will not cost
more than the price of printing some
placards. Cunnea says: "Vote for
YOURSELF. Give the Socialists a
chance to show the people what they
can do." He is not after the job for
a living. Like all the Socialists he
wants the people to quit supporting
capitalistic candidates and elect their
own workers. Yet you mentioned,
not a word about Cunnea, as though
he was so insignificant. I venture to
predict that he will poll many, many
thousand votes ahead of Cruice, as
he did in the last campaign.
But Cunnea is a Socialist, and, no
matter how good, cannot be relied
upon as the choice of the people, in
the eyes of Mr. Cochran.
Here is another instance: I am a
candidate for associate judge of the
Municipal Court on the Socialist
ticket. My principles and policy of
the Socialist party will not suggest
to me any such thing as soliciting
votes from readers of papers for
MYSELF. I am merely a cog in the
wheel and do not care for any job
as a public grafter.
Therefore I did not care to adver
tise my campaign articles in The Day
Book.
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